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l .IMPROVEMENT VIN CORN PLANTBBS.

Y SPECIFICATION; To ALL wHoM Ir MAY CONCERN;`

Be itknown that I, THOMAS B. MeCoNAUenEY, of Newark, in the county of New Castle, `and State ofADela- A ware, have invented a new and improved Hand Corn Planter; and I do hereby declare"thatA the following isa full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable any one skilled in the art to make auduse the same,

reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing, making apart of this specification, saiddrawing being a side sectionalfview of my invention. A

This invention relates to an improvement one hand corn planter for which 'Letters `Patent were granted to me bearing d'ate March 27th, 1860. The invention and. improvement consist` in, dispensing with `a spring used inAthe original device by so arranging the parts that the gravity of one piece' to which the seed-box is attz'tched,` and the other piece to which the handle is attached, and which is operated directly by the attendant, will he" suiftcient to cause the seed to be distributed or dropped without the aid of a spring. Theinvention further consists in a means employed for insuring the uniform distribution of the seed at each diseharge',.that `isto saynthe` insuring of the dischargeA, an equalvamount of seed at each dropping. A i

A represents one part of the device, which has a seed-box, B, attached to it, abag, C, beingseeured tothe seed-box to augment its capacity; D is a slide, which works in a groovemade longitudinally in/A, or between cleats, a, secured one at each side of A', the slide, D, passing through the seed-box and having a handle, E, at its upper endl.` The extent of the downward movement of the slide, D, is determinedby `a shoulder,/bwhieh strikes` the upper end of the part, A, and the extent of the upwar'dfmovement .of the slide is determined by a stop, c`,A

attached to D, and which is fitted in an oblong slot, d, in A, as shown clearly in the drawing. p The two parts, AD, p 1

are kept snugly in contact by a metallic band, E,`whicl1.is secured to the part A, the part D being allowed to slide freely in the band. In the part D, and in line with the lower part of the seed-box, there is made an obliqueA opening, `F, which has a gauge, Gr,4v iit'ted` in it; by'adjustin'gV this gauge .the capacity of the opening, F, may be vincreased or diminished as desired. Just above the opening, F, there is made in the `part D a recess, e, the use of i which will b e presently shown. In .the lower part of A, there is made anropening, II,tl1 eAbottom,f, of which isAlA inclined, and to the part A, and in line with the bottom'of the opening, H, there is attached a small block, I,

having. its upper edge bevelled at two. oppositesides to forma A seedseatterer..y 0n the bottom of the `seed-box, B, there is secured a valve, J, theAend of which bears against the side of the part, D this valve may be constructed A of India rubber or other suitable material.

The operation is as follows'z- The`boii,'B,.is `filled witlijseed, and the top of` the bag, -closed by a stringi, A each time the slideD .is drawn upward, the opening, F, will become filled with seed, .the recess, @,serving to" agitate or stir up the' seed so as 'to-insure the filling of F, while the valve, d', serves to prevent the escape of seed at the` bottom of the boXpB, and obviate the friction which would' ensue were the bottom of the box, B, made to t snugly against D.` When the slide or part,`D, isforced down the filled opening, F, comes inline with the opening H,and the seed escapes from through H into the hill or drill, the upper hevelled end of I scattering the seed into the hill or drill. Thus, by this simple arrangement, all springs are avoided, the gravity of A, in connection with that of the seed-box attached to it, being suiiicient to admit of D being operated with facility b hand. y Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-.-

The slide or part D of the corn planter provided with an oblique opening, F, with a-rpcess, c, above it for the purpose of stirring or agitating the seed and insuring the filling of F, as set forth, when this is combined with the attachment of the4 saidV slide to the part A by means of the band F, and the motions of" said slide are limited by the stops b and c, as described. Y

` .THOMAS B. McCONAUGHEYu Witnesses:

TJ. B. McCoNAuennY,

WILLIAM MeCoNAUGnEY. 

